McDonald's is more expensive in Japan. I'd probably go once to see if the food tastes different, but I'd rather go somewhere else to eat. I was forced to eat at MickeyD's today because all of my friends were going. XDDD

I've eaten at Makku many times and will again, but never if there's a Mosburger or Freshness Burger around.

Mmmm... spicy mos cheesburger with fries...

I didn't live in Tokyo and Sangetsu described my apartment exactly. Except my fridge held 2 packs of beer.

if i was in Japan and i was craving some american food once in a while. :) i've never been to/heard of Mos Burger o-0 and i've heard of Wendy's (oh, look at all those weird redheaded policemen chasing a chicken in that commercial...xD) but never went there either :|

tho, i don't kno one time that i ever got sick of Japanese/Chinese/Korean food xD

And I lived in a one room in downtown Nagoya that had a full size refrigerator, a 3 burner gas stove, and a fair bit of counter space.

It all depends on the apartment. Saying that single people never cook is silly. I know FAR FAR more single people who do cook than who eat out. Eating out most of the time ends up draining your cash - these days saving is a big thing.

My guesthouse has a gas stove. Kinda new for me, in sweden most people have electrical ones. I was kinda impressed with how fast you can boil water or heat a frying pan on these things... damn!

Heh, I got like a half shelf in the fridge, same with freezer. Anyone knows how much a small fridge to have in the room or something costs?

(about costs, as I remembered it beef was way expensive over here. But just yesterday I found some nice thin beef for like 300JPY / 250g, which is really cheaper than in Sweden atleast)

This was a long time ago for me, and I was paid more than I needed, so ended up eating out a lot...or lots of Hokka Hokka Tei.

Go down to Midori Denki or the local appliance store. I imagine 30,000 or so.

I think that going to a McDonald's in Japan would give people a better understanding of the behaviors of another culture when you observe them in a similar situation that you yourself are familiar with.

Therefore in my opinion GOING to McDonald's, regardless of eating the food or not, is a culturally enriching experience in itself.

I agree 100%.

I have a 22" screen, and that's hard to read.

Why the hell should I eat in the greatest country with the finest, yummiest and best food of the world ugly fastfood? that would really be a waste of time and money...

Actually its probably harder at your 22" than my 15" laptop, but I agree that it's freakin hard to read.

C h a n g e. F o n t. S i z e.

Go to Gaijinpot.com and check out the classifieds section. You'll find what you are looking for there, and it'll be much cheaper than buying a new one.

I don't particularly like McDonalds, but I've been at least once in every country I've ever been to. I personally like comparing them. e.g. I found that in HK, it's slightly cheaper and the buns are slightly different to London.

Therefore, if and when I do go to Japan, I'm sure I'd go in there at least once. However, as I'm not really a fan of this kind of fast food, it wouldn't be a regular thing.

I would go to McDonald's if I were living there, but if I was visiting I would diffenitly not waste my time there. I would want to eat at the local Japanese restaurants. Or just try out the ramen and sushi from Japan.

First Kitchen FTW in my humble opinion. :D

burgers are a bit smaller, i like the teriyaki burgers.

all drinks in japan are super small tho =P

i always get 2

Rofl, are you sure that it's just the US ones that are super big? That's what I remember from my trip there, anyways=D

well yea pretty much every thing in America is huge=P

Hell yea. McDonalds is awesome. ;')

long time no see claire! =D <3 <3 <3

i would never eat at mcdonalds.
japanese food all the way. home in canada i would not go to mcdonalds.
its cheaper to buy food from store. making it yourself. is a whole lot better than eating at a restaurant.:pandahurray:

Never eat glasshouse if come through Vinita ,Oklahoma nasty.To be honest i changed my mind maybe but i hardly eat since my stomach hates most food. :vsign:

No I wouldn't because the whoole point in going to Japan is to experience the many different things they hav to offer that America doesn't have. But.....if the food there isn't what I thought it was cracked up to be then hey why not stop into a handy Mckie D's :D

Let's not forget that JAPAN is offering you a McDonald's lol. Just like the many fast food joints that are indigenous to Japan @_@ >_>

I would not.I don't really like McDonald's.

I can't see too much harm in trying it.
McDonalds sucks here, so I'd like to see if it's more successful there ^_^

I don't really like McDonalds though, after I watched that 30 days movie.

Yea. Makku has the 100 yen menu, so why not? It's nice shelling out one coin instead of a dollar bill and then the tax...

I wouldn't have expected you to say that...but I dabble a little myself. (especially now with the Star Wars toys available).

Why mac when theres mos and loteria

went there sometimes because it was on my campus. havent been there lately, but the closest is pretty far away from my apartment. if i'm on holiday i usually dont mind, as long as i eat traditional food regularly.

Because its interesting to try something like McTeriyaki when you cannot have it anywhere else? Because you want to see how the local Japanese culture adapt to this american fast food chain?

I wouldn't mind going to Mcdonalds, but i would want to try more of their other places they've got to offer (which you can't get anywhere esle i.e. UK).

i was joking :mtongue:

but you do make a good point

:P no problem, i was half joking only too, its not like I think its a must, just think that its not a total waste of time or bad idea to try McD somewhere else...

Its the same concept of trying Coke of local flavor when you are in a different

well thats a different story, cos they use real SUGAR in coke outside of the USA. so it does taste better elsewhere :ywave:

Yeah I probably would.

I plan to hangout with my friend at a 24HR Mac near my hostel till the next morning, then I'll check in to my hostel. Saves a day's money, since my plane arrives Japan pretty late. Other than that I guess no. Unless my low blood sugar strikes and I have nothing else to choose. X) But I don't think there's anything wrong though, trying it once just for fun. XD

But do people really eat and finishes the Double BigMac?